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1 M A 1 VOL. VI. SALISBURY. N. C. 'fflURSDAY. JUNE 1, 1893. NO.- 34. old ON TO 111. REMAINS OF EX-PRESIDENT DAVIS TRANSFERRED .From New Orleans to Fnpia Historic; CapitoL L0Y15G TRIBUTE PAID THE OLD HERO BY THE 80UTJILA5D. Impressire Ceremonies at Places Along the Route of the Funeral Train. With the dignified simplicity that was ' inseparable from his life, with nunc of the fuss of military, or civic display, the remains of the ex-presi-dent of the southern confederacy were removed Saturday afternoon from the vault in Metaire cemetery at New Or lean.fi, where they have hal a tempo rarary renting 'place for three years and a half, to the hall where they were to lie in state .until their transfer to the funeTal train which was to bear thorn to the beautiful and quiet pre cincts of Hollywood cemetery, Rich mond, where ho many of the stirring incidents of Mr. Davis's eventful life had their being. The strangers in New Orleans may have felt that the city was lacking in the respect due to the memory of him who was the leader of the cause for which it poured out so much of its precious blood more than a quarter of a century ago. The crowd who -watch' ed the little cortege with its grey at tendants moving slowly through the streets of the city were made up only of those who stopped in the walks or c-aihered on the sidewalks to watch it go by. THERE WAS NO DEMONSTRATION. There was no Incoming of cannons, no glistening bayonets in the parade, no brass buttons, save those of the handful of veterans that formed the escort from the grave to the hall r dirgeful music; no display oi any kind. But the alwence of an imposing procession and moving multitude was the mute respect of a patriotic people, restrained from outward show by the Mm pie. request of the old soldiers who had the arrangements in charge. 'ROM THE OLD TO THE NEW CASKET. ie transtcroi tne remains iromtne A the new easket was made Satur dav (irning lefore the city was yet luuv a Mir. Only a small and select gather fng were present to witness the solemn ceremony. Comrades Smith, Higgins and L. A. Adams x no were pr sent to represent the army of Norther Virginia, to whose charge the were entrusted and who ,rded them ever since remains have guii the aftern upon which they were consign u to the grave. Mr. K. H. arrar, .who is related by marriage to . 1uvis, was on hand to represent the family. Beyond these there were no uthers, save the sexton andlhe undertaker and his assistants. Mr. Davis was enerred in a cedar cas ket, richly covert ;M with black silk plush, fho body was laid in a metal lic case inside th;'e cedar covering. Sexton Sholz took fyjom the vault the black marble plate; Itho old casket was removed and the inett'jitlic casket lifted out into the handsoi-.-fle- new casket. The new receptacle is '..'vhat is known flu n state casket and is fused on special occasions. It is made oi an antique oak richly polished and chastely and beautifully car veil, and is massive in size. The handles are madi v of heavy brass and on the cover is simple brass plate. Identical with the plat e, on the old casket bearing the unostentatious inscription . . . . . A . RSON DAVIS, V JEFFERSON At Rest, December 6, 1889. w The old casket was replaced in who vault wncTe it wm -cinsvn as icag ns the tomb of the Army of Northern Virginia stands,marked with ttho blaiVk tablet that contains on its face, in gi t recessed letters, a fac simile tT the autograph of Mr. Davis an the dates of his birth and death! The new casket stood in the cham ber of the tomb nearly all day Shortly after 3 o'clock, a guard of sixteen, in uniforms of confederate gray, mounted, slowly rode down th shaded avenue, leading to the tomb ob the Army of Northern Virginia. With! heads reverently uncovered, the casket was borne up from the vault to the irWinrr VioArse. in which it was care-. fully placed. It was simply an ordi-y nary hearse, severely plain in keeping Q with the general order of the ceremony 1 ana arawn uj i m u ju.ivf n . black horses. , When the door shad ben closed, the guards remounted, and, flanking the hearse, the-rocession slowly started toward the city. The gutrd was com posed of sixteen men, all veterans of the war. A delegation from the Davis Monument Association, of Richmond, reached the cemetery just before the cortege took up its measured march to the city, and stood with uncovered heads as the veterans guarding the hearse passed out of the burial ground. The journey to the city from the cem etery was remarkable for the lack of incidents. There was no demonstration and it was a slow and uneventful march to the hall. At Claiborne street the veterans of the Army of Northern Vir ginia had gathered to meet the cortege. At the hall a small curious crowd had gathered and where there were more veterans to receive the remains. The hall had not been draped. Even with out mourning - habit it was a fit Si MX t n moiAV i 4 V Ur resting place lor tne remams oi tne dead. ''Stored in its rows of - cases along the walla were many of' the thrilling records of the strife of a quarter of a century ego, and hanging from its walls were the pictures of dead heroes looking down upon the casket of the leader of them all. Tbe tatter ed rags that were once beautiful flags of gallant commands formed a historic prospective from the platform from the rear. ' The veteran guards scattered about the small but historic hall, removed their Cray slouch hats as the casket was born in and revently placed upon the cata falque of antique oak that matched the receptacle of the remains. When the coffin had been tenderly laid down several beatiful floral pieces were rang ed about it. The floral tributes came from the veteran organizations and the Ladies Confederate Association. The army of Northern Virginia sent a beautiful design, and exquisite chair of red and white immortelles. The La dies' Confederate Association and the Army of Tennessee each sent a mound surmounted by a star and crescent, and the "Vashington Artillery forward ed an exquisite tribute of crossed can nons within a circle, the contrasting colors being purple and yellow. HIS OLD FLAG. A flae that came all the way from Texas for the purpose, was placed upon the casket. It had been presented to the Mississppi regiment that Colonel Davis commanded in the Mexican war and was the handiwork and gift of the ladies of Natchez. It is a silk flag of the union ; the red and white stripes now faded in a common yellow, and it was borne at the head of the gallant regiment through all the fierce battles that proved the fall of Mexico's capi tol and the end of the Mexican war.. A guard of honor, representing, the various camps of the city and state, were placed around the casket and the general public were permitted to pass around the casket and pay their re spects to the dead. The . body was naturally decomposed, but was in fair preservation and the face recognizable. The guards were relieved at intervals during the night and Sunday morn ing. Sunday's ceremonies. The ceremonies Sunday were just a trifle more important than they were Saturday but were marked by an absence ! of enthusiasm and were as simple as the funeral of an humble citizen. All j Saturday night a faithful guard of j aonor restlessly paced the pollsnecr j floors of Memorial hall beside the bier j oi me aeau president oi a aepariea ; nation. Now and then during the quiet of the night a belated pedestrian timidly made his way into the hall and gazed respectfully at the rich old oaken casket, and then quietly slipped out. These visits were few and far between and they only served to vary the mo notony about-the historical building. When day broke, however, the scene changed and a slender stream of hu manity began to wind in and out of the hall, made up of every character of life, rich and poor, white and black, statesman and citizens, the blue and gray- As the day wore on and the churches filled with worshipers there was. a lull, and as the afternoon grew apace the human current increased again, run ning in and out until the guards at the sone steps forbade any more to follow. During the day more floral offerings were received to be placed beside the bier, some of them from distant states. It was half-past 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon when the stream of visitors was checked. Only the gray-haired and gray-clad veterans who formed the guard and escort, public officials, dis tinguished visitors, the Davis family and thoso who had the right to he present remained in the hall when the ceremonies were about to begin. The narrow limits of the little building was not capable for much of a crowd, and many were denied the privilege of particpating in the services around the bier. Governor Foster entered the hall leaning on the arm of General Stephen D. Lee, and behind came Lieutenant Governor Tarlango and leading lights in the ranks of the veterans. They gathered oh the platform, mingling w'ith the Richmond committee, who wore the confederate uniform in honor of the occasion. In a few minutes there was a parting of the ranks of the throng in the hall, and Miss Winnie Davis, leaning on the arm of Mr. Ambrose McGinnis, and followed by her sister, Mrs. Hayes, and the husband of the latter, passed up to the platform. Then the ceremonies began. Governor Foster stepped forward beneath an arch of shrubbery, and in a strong, clear voice delivered a touching and beautiful tribute for the dead hero of the confederacy in behalf of Louis iana. When the governor had finished his address, which was listened to with profound attention, Vice President Gil more, of the army of northern Vir ginia, read the order of Mrs: Davis for the removal of the body and the letter of Mayor Ellyson requestiog the army of northern Virginia to deliver the body to General Glynn. These letters were here made public for the first time. Then Rev. A. Gordon Blakewell, who had served all through the four years of bitter war, and who wore a confederate chaplain's hat, came for ward and led the audience in a fervid prayer. When the prayer was con cluded sturdy veterans raised the cas ket from its resting place and bore it out of the hall and down the stairs to the funeral car in waiting amid the strains of dirgeful music. THE FUXERAX. CAB. The funeral car was the' same as used on the day of the funeral of Mr. Davis in New Orleans. An immense throng gathered about the funeral car as the body was borne up the steps of an improvised platform covered with black and carefully lifted through one of the windows to a large catafalque draped in heavy folds of black. The car was built especiallly for this pur pose and the superstructure is almdst entirely of glass so that the casket will be visible as the train rushes across the southland to the historic Virginia capital. The floral offerings were placed at the head of the casket and they too, will be visible through the trip. A guard of honor was select ed from the escort and was immediate ly put upon duty and the public was permitted to pay its. respects ?and to take a last fond farewell of the remains. The procession reached the train at 6 o'clock p. m. and it was nearly eight before the party got under way. The train waa made up of a. locomotive and tender, baggage cartin ordinary coach, the funeral car, four sleepers and a private car. A large escort of honor, compris ing civil, and military officers accom panied the remains to the depot. As the funeral train pulled out of New Orleans crowds appeared at every street corner on both sides of the track until the cor; orate limits were passed. At every station crowds assembled, gray headed old soldiers and ladies and children with flowers being prom inent features. AT DAVIS'S OLD HOME. At Beauvoir, Mr. Davis's old home, the track and station platform had been carpeted with most beautiful and fragrant snow-white rhododendrons. The little children of Beauvoir thus paid their tribute to the memory of one whose declining years had been passed at that place.' It had been ex pected that the escort would have time to visit Davis's residence, but the stay was too short Tor this purpose. Sev eral large tributes were at Beauvoir laid upon tht'bier. ' At Scranton, Miss., Major General Whiting and staff had their car at tached to the train, and the special bearing Governor Jones and staff join ed the Davis train. The run over from New Orleans was a quick one. AT MOBILE. At Mobile the Semmes camp of Con federate veterans was drawn up on the platform with the camp flag floating in the breeze, while a battery of Ala- bama state artillery fired a salute of twenty guns. There was a great crowd there to welcome the train and view the casket. The train pulled out for Montgomery at 12 :20 a. m. Monday morning. at OREENVTIiLE, ALA. i Greenville, Ala., was the first sta ! tion reached after daybreak, and de j spite the early , hour, 6 a. m., quite, a, concourse assembled and gazed with i the usual intense interest everywhere manifested at the funeral car. By this time the massive oak casket was almost undiscernible under the mass of flowers heaped upon it and surrounding it, and of every variety of design, from the most elaborate and costly to the simple bouquet. AT MONTGOMERY. J ust as the gray hour of dawn made silver of the waters of the Alabama i river the train rolled into the gates of ! Montgomery, the "cradle of the con- ifederaey." The depot is immediately upon the brink of the beautiful river, and the train came to a etop just be side the cool, clear, murmuring waters. It was saluted by the roar of artillery. It did not take long to awake 'the sleepy watchers in the funeral car with such a demonstration as Montgomery crave. Governor Jones was at the train I when it arrived. At 8 o'clock a very j unwelcome rainstorm burst over the 1 city, which lasted an hour, very much I delaying the parade. But the people were in the streets, just the same. It did seem that every living soul in Montgomery and for miles around was there, to render honor by their pres ence to Davis. When finally the rain held up and the sun peeped out from behind the ' couo-8 beam God's benediction upon suen patriotic uevoiion, me casKet was taken from the funeral car and placed upon the caisson arranged for its re- ception, and the procession started. I Ahead of the procession went the mounted police, then the governor and his staff, next the brass band, next the caisson and then the military, the Ca dets from Auburn college following first behind the caisson. Hundreds of soldiers tramped on in the parade. The procession was watched by thou sands of men, women and children from the windows and sidewalks of the city. The parade was the handsomest ever witnessed in the city of Montgom- ! ery unless it were when Davis went there to be made president of the south ern confederacy. When the procession reached the stateiiouse, which is the historic birth place of the confederacy, there waa a leng halt for the thronging multitude until the military guard of the day escorted the casket into the capitol and placed it in the hall of the supreme court. The path of the pallbearers was right over the same spot in the great portico where Mr. Davis stood February 18, 1861, and took the oath of office aa president of the southern confederacy. It was a moment of excitement, for there were many aged ciiizes there who saw him stand there that day. Fully five thousand people visited the hall where Davis lay within the two hours allowed by the authorities in charge of the train. Meantime, the hill-tops fairly shook like a mighty volcano with the roar of cannon. But the most touching and, surely, the most interesting of the entire scenes about the bier of Davis was the pres ence of so many colored people. It seemed that every old cotton planta tion in the valley of the Alabama river had emptied its negro laborers into Montgomery, and they poshed their way to the front as eagerly aaany class of citizens. I . A GEORGIA. TLAO. '1 hejoattle torn banner of the Thirty second Georgia was placed on the cas ket while it lay in state at Montgomery. The flag of the Sixty-fourth Alabama waa also thrown over4 the coffin, and the old flag that Davis took to Mexico with him at the . head of the gallant Mississippians. These old relics of war times made the ceremonies take on additional solemnity. ' Just .before the - train pulled out from Montgomery for Atlanta hun dreds of fair women and school girls came down to pay their respects to Miss Winnie Davis. She stood upon the rear platform of Captain Tyler's private car ancT received. Many of them she had known before and rec ognized immediately, shaking their hands and kissing them most cordial ly. She was profoundly impressed by the celebration Montgomery gave, and spoke of it many times. Mrs. Hayes, her sister, stood beside her and aided in receiving the crowds. At last when the train pulled out from the wharf beside the river many hurried good byes were shouted to the daughter of the confederacy. The cannon that had been rolled down by the riverside began to boom its adieu and the sol diers, who had been drawn up in long lines on both sides of the train, came to present arms while the cortege passed out of the gatea of Montgom ery and began its journey to Atlanta. Atlanta's tribute. The funeral train reached Atlanta at 4:30 o'clock, Monday afternoon. Ae early as 2 o'clock the crowds began tc gather at the Union depot and along the route of the procession. Five thousand persons were standing on the streets in and around the depot. , Th shed was surrounded by a great mass ol surging people. These were divided between two impulses. They wanted to see the casket and they were anxious to catch a glimpse of Miss Winnie. When the train came to a stand-still Governor Northen and his staff and Governor Jones, of Alabama, and his 6taff stepped from the coaches. Gen eral John B.Gordon and Major Sid ney Root passed along- looking for the coach bearing Miss Winnie. In a mo ment she and her sister, Mrs. Hayes, appeared. As they stepped down, the general kissed Mrs. Hayes, and the daughter of the confederacy, her eyes half swimming with tears, kissed the gallant old soldier twice. The meeting was so filled with ten der affection that the few who were standing by felt their hearts go out to the two children of the dead president as never before. The Confederate Veterans' Associa tion had charge of the' removal of the casket. General Clement 'Al Evans directed the removal of the casket from the car to the caisson, drawn by six iron-gray horses. Several minutes passed in making the transfer and get ting the procession formed. The line of procession was from the depot along Loyd to Decatur, Deca tur to Broad, Broad to Hunter, Hun ter, to Whitehall, Whitehall to Mitchell, Mitchell to Washington, and Washington to the capitol where the body was placed amid a rich pro fusion of flowers at the base of the Ben. Hill monument. The procession was more than an hour passing a given point, and was one of the largest ever seen in Atlanta. All along the line of march from the depot to the capitol the streets were fringed with the eager crowds. Men, women and children, all of them eager to see the procession and to catch a glimpse of the casket. There were, perhaps, as many as two hundred carriages in line. They were occupied by Senators Gordon and Colquitt, Governor Northen and his staff, Governor J ones, of Alabama ; the mayor and city council, ministers and prominent officials, the members of the Davis family and citizens gener ally. When the procession reached the capitol the casket was placed upon the catafalque which had been erected for its reception, and which was covered with a lavish profusion of flowers. Hardly had the guard of honor stepped back when the people pressed forward to pass by the bier and on through the capitol. The military came first, all of the companies with the guns at a trail arms. Following the uniformed militia came the grizzled old confed erate veterans, some with an arm miss ing, others minus a leg, and many limping, but all of them were unable to conceal the emotion which was only too plainly visible on their features. 1 0ne old veteran with one arm missing leaned over and pressing his lips against the polished cover of the cas ket kissed the covering that held his beloved chief concealed from view. Most of the veterans were content with being allowed to touch the casket. More than forty thousand people viewed the casket while the remains were lying in state at the capitoL At one time, while the crowd was passing slowly through the capitol, the pressure at the Washington street doors became too strong for the guards and they were swept aside. Finally a squad of policemen armed with Winchesters ar rived upon the scene and succeeded in maintaining order. THX DKPABTUKX. It was getting dark when the casket was carried out of the capitol and re placed on the caiason. The return to the union depot waa direct, the guard of honor acting as escort. A bugle sounded tape as the train rolled out into the darkness, bound for Vir ginia's capital. Quite a number of the escort suc ceeded in getting left. Among them Generals Gordon, Ferguson, and Stephen D. Lee. In all thirty, of the party failed to board the funeral train. They remained over in Atlanta until Tuesday morning. They thought that the train was to leave at 8 oclock Cen tral time, whereas the hour was eastern PLAH OF REORGANIZATIOll. Dreicl, Horan I Co. Present Die Ds tafls of tie ScbEmB To Place the Richmond Terminal en a . Solid Financial Footing. A New York special says: On Tues day Drexel, Morgan & Co. handed down the prescription which they have drawn up as the proper dose t place the Richmond Terminal again on a sound footing. Their plan differs from the Olcott plan in that the junior securities, or the later bond issue and the security stock issue, stand the brunt of the pruning, and ' the under lying securities are -in many cases urn reliable and allowed to run to matur ity. Drexel, Morgan & Co. announce that they have formed a syndicate to underwrite the plan. If the security holders who have deposited their hold ings unconditionally desire to with draw they can do so on or before May 31st, but all securities withdrawn will not participate in the reorganization. details of the scheme. The details of the scheme are as fol lows:' The Richmond Terminal company, Richmond and Danville system and East Tennessee system are to be reor ganized; about six thousand miles of railway in all. The Georgia Central is not-included, although the interest in that system must be protected. The reorganization proposes to bring the entire 6,000 miles under one new rail way company, preserving, however, local independence in all matters re lating to operating and traffic and to reduce charges to $6,789,000. The capital of the new company outstand ing on the completion of the reorgan ization is expected to be about $20,000 bonds per mile of railroad owned or controlled ; $10,000, preferred stock; and $25,0d0;common stock. The proposed new fixed charges (in cluding rental paid by Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific) are es timated at under $1,150 per mile. The new securities are to be $140,000,000 first consolidated mortgage 5 per cent " bonds; $75,000,000 5 per cent non-cumulative pref ered stock ;and $160,000,000 common stock. It is estimated that out of this total $35,883,000 in bonds will be reserved by the new company under property restriction to be used only for new construction, betterments purchases of rolling stock and the ex tension of and additions to the system. Not over $2,500,000 to be used in any one calendar year except that in addi tion to this annual appropriation, a total of $3,000,000 bonds may be spe cifically appropriated, with the unani mous consent of the stock trustees for the build ng of branches or extensions if under Uien within three years after the creation of the new mortgage. All property acquired with these bonds or their proceeds to be brought under the lien of the mortgage. Additional bonds may be issued to acquire the Cincinnati Southern railway, now.rent ed, or additional interests in the Geor gia Central. There also will be a reserve of about $15,000,000. Drexel, Morgan & Co. will take their compensation, except $100,000 to cover their office expenses, entirely from the new common stock at $15 per share, about $750,000 net. Such bonds as are earning their in terest are not disturbed at all. Enough new bonds (in addition to the $35,383, 000) will be reserved to pay them all at maturity. The assessment on Termined com mon stock is $12.50 per ' share. East Tennessee stocks are also assessed. the basis of adjustment. The following is the basis of adjust ment with the Richmond and West Point Terminal security holders in se curities of the new company : Six per cent Terminal bonds to re ceive 35 per cent in new 5 per cent bonds bearing interest from July 1, 1893 ; 65 per cent in new preferred slock. " Five per cent Terminal bonds to re ceive 70 per cent new preferred stock ; 30 per cent new common 6tock. Terminal preferred stock, 35 per cent new preferred stock ; 65 per cent new common stock. Terminal common stock, on payment of an assessment of $12.50 per share, to receive 12 1-2 per cent new prefer red stock ; 100 per cent new common stock. The plan provides cash from assessments, the Terminal stock cover-i; : ' i, Til i lug uisv cuuijjauj s iiuiuiua ui xuu.-;. mond and Danville and East Tennes see stock, $8,750,000 ; assessments on East Tennessee 6tock held by the pub lic,, $2,700,000; sale of $33,333,000 new common stock, $5,000,000 ; sale of $8,000,000 new bonds, $6,000,000 ; total $23,250,000. The cash expenditures are estimated at: For floating debts and equip ment notes as estimated January 1, 1893, $12,900,000; new construction and equipment on Richmond and Dan ville and East Tennessee system, esti mated during two years, say $8,000, 000, leaving to provide for the expense of reorganization and for any contin gencies surplus to be available for the general purpose of the new company, $2,350,000. Total $23,250,000. GUABAJTTEB 8THDICATH. A syndicate of $16,000,000 has been formed to guarantee subscriptions by security holders for $33,333,000 com mon stock of the company at $15 per share, and for $8,000,000 of tha new company's 5 per cent bonds at 35 per eent and accrued interest, and to take the place and to succeed to the rights of any holder of the Richmond Ter minal common stock and the East Tennessee stocks, who shall not de posit their stock and pay the assess ment thereof. The feature of the plaA is the large amount of cash it raisesf $23,350,000, of which only $6,800,000 comes from selling bond. All the rest is from stock assessments and the sale of new common stock. The plan looks for eaily dividends on the new preferred stock. The earnings of 1891 would pay 4 per cent on the new preferred atock. Eight millions in actual mopey is to be spent at once for the new con struction, equipment, etc. The other feature tf the plan is that it provides ample means for all future needs. All the railways will have to be foreclosed and foreclosure suits will be vigorously pressed. Those conversant with the reorganization and its pros pects figure the new preferred 6tock at 60. The syndicate guarantees a sale of $8,000,000 of the bonds at 85 per cent, and of $33,333,000 common stock at $15 per share, soke mlumium Vilae of those securities is ' fixed. Figuring the new preferred ''stocVT as bw as 50 per cent. Terminal securi ties are worth to-day about 75 per ent. for the sixes, 39 per cent, for the fives, 28 per cent, for the preferred stock and 8 3-4 per cent, for the com mon stock. the reorganization committee. The reorganization will be conducted under the supervision of Drexel, Mor gan & Co., through a committee con sisting of Messrs. C. H. Coster, George Sherman and A. J. Thomas. Drexel, Morgan & Co. havo so much faith in the future of this enterprise that they put two-thirds of the new money be hind most of the present investment. CROP BULLETIN. Favorable Report for Past Week from the Agricultural Department. The weekly crop bulletin issued from the Agricultural department at Washington, Tuesday, says : . The weather during, the past week has re sulted in improved crop conditions in the northwest and central valleys, while the outlook is less favorable in the southeast sections of the country. Mississippi 'All conditions very favorable except cool nights in the first of the week. Crops gassy, being cleaned rapidly. Deep water anjl bock water ruining crops along the Missis sippi river. Louisiana Cotton t scraping ; rice planting and cleaning ; crops of grasses and weeds being pushed ; corn nearly laid by; oats harvesting pro gressing; yield good; cotton, carie, corn and rice doing well. Texas Corn looks splendid ; cotton prospects improved and farmers are planting over the northwest portion of the state, where work had been delayed by drought. Arkansas Weather favorable and all crops very much improved; southern portions, however, report crops foul and poor stand ; cotton, wheat, oats, clover and grass promise' an abundant crop. Tennessee Conditions favorable ; crops improving ; wheat heading ir regularly ; Colorado, beetle injuring Irish potatoes ; early corn being work ed; some still to be planted; no "sea son" for planting tobacco; cotton small but healthy. Kentucky Conditions favored all crops ; tobacco setting in full progress ; corn improved, but still below the standard ; much of the early corn be ing replanted ; wheat, oats and grass es never better. WIND ON A FROLIC. It Tackles a Circus Tent With Disss trons Results. Dispatches received from several towns in Missouri and one , point in Kansas report the occurrence Thursday afternoon of a severe windstorm. The storm was accompanied by hail and a downpour of water amounting almost to a cloudburst. No loss of life or se rious injury reported to human life, but the telegraph wires are down in the country surrounding the towns that the storm struck. At Sedalia, Mo., the wind attained a trrific velocity. It surged under the tent of Gurgling Brothers' circus and snapped the poles supporting it like pipestems. The crash buried 2,000 people beneath it. They screamed and struggled and several women faint ed, but all were finally safely removed from beneath the canvas. Several re ceived severe bruises. At Brookfield, Mo., the storm struck the roundhouse of the Hannibal and St. Jo railroad and it was partially de molished. Some of the engines were badly damaged. A number of work men were in the building, but all caped injury. BROADWAY CABLE CARS- Six Have Deen Started and the norses Will be Given a Rett. A New York dispatch says : Cable cars have at l&st come into the proces sion on Broadway, and though they are running slowly and cautiously, they have come to stay. Pair by pair the horses will disappear ,as soon as the cables run smoothly, and before many months it will be possible to en joy something like rspid transit, with freedom from blockades. The first regular cable care of the Metropolitan Traction Company were started Mon day .afternoon and the event was hon ored by the presenee in the cars of many prominent people. The start was made from Central park about 3 o'clock, and six cars made the trip to Bowling Green and return without a hitch. . ; Saw In Hkfclrasu Shot fell at Ispeming, Mich., and on a territory extending 200 miles east and west of Ipeming all day Wednesday. The snow was several inches ' deep in the streets ol Red Jacket, MXch. At Marquette a terri fic snow-storm jras in progress all day, and a fall oi four inches is reported. The winter's snow is not entirely gone and the lumbermen are complaining that the deep snow and high water are unprecedented. mpAPflIC GLEANINGS. TtB Hews ol Its WorH Coiigiisei Ml : My aii Peiitei ParOT-s. InterestiB? sad Iastrnetlve to All CItsses of Reader. Dr. Nash, the representative of Dr. Jenkins in Hamburg, Germany, re ports by cable one death from cholera in that city Sunday. Another batch of Mexican revolu tionists has been sentenced to terms of imprisonment by the court at San An tonio. So far fifty-three have been convicted and sentenced. ' A suburban train ran into a passen ger train on the Texas Pacific road at Austin, Monday1 night. Two persons were killed and ten injured. ' The in coming train disregarding orders. Comptroller Echols stated Monday that there were indications that the Chemical National bank, of Chicago, and the Capital National bank, of In dianapolis, Ind., would resume busi ness., Advices of Monday from London stated that durjng the fearful cyclone which has been raging in the bay of Benfal the ship Gcrmania was lost and sixty-four people lost their lives with the ship. Passenger train No. 36 on the Louis- r ville, New Albany and Chicago, which left Indianapolis Monday morning, was wrecked near Broad Ripple, sev en miles noith of, the city. Engineer George E. Plant was killed and Fire man Williams was injured it is thought fatally. Richardson & Dennie, dealers in hides, at Boston, Mass., failed Thurs day. The firm was rated at $200,000. It is not believed the liabilities will exceed $300,000. The assignees are the bookkeeper and Lawyer Coolidge. It is said by those who are active in the leather trade that thercanse of the failure .may be traced to the sole leather combine. ' A Chicago dispatch says : Fire broke out Thursday morning in the stable sheds in Garfield park. The noted re sort is being used by a band of Arabs in giving performances somewhat sim ilar to those of the Wild West shows. The men all escaped, but three cam els, seven blonded Arabian horses and five hundred feet of shed were con sumed. A New York dispatch says : It is stated officially that outside of the Memphis and Charleston and Mobile and Birmingham, the securityholders reception of the Richmond Terminal plan is more satisfactory at the pres ent time than the reorganizers had ex pected it to be and the indications are ample now that the Terminal plan will be successful, as it stands without modification except, possibly in these particulars. A New' York special of Thursday says: The balance of II. T. DeBarde leben's holdings of Tennessee coal and iron stock has been taken by John II. Inman and associates. The stock sold by PeBardeleben to this syndicate amounted to 13000 shares, and the price paid was about 16. Previous to this blocks of 22,500 and 12,000 shares were bought by the sy ndicate at 25 1-2 and 19, respectively. Del'ardeleben will remain with the company as a sal aried officer. A Kansas City dispatch says: The Kansas millers sre buying wheat for July and September delivery in Kan sas. They are looking forward to the possibility of having to ship wheat in to Kansas to keep their mills going. This fact emphasizes the seriousness of the crop damage in Kansas. It is possible that the crop of the state may produce enough wheat to snpply the home demands. That is by no means certain. The estimates of the crop now range from 15;000,000 to 25,000 000 bushels. The National bank at Fargo, N. D., and the First National of Lakota, N.' D., were closed Monday on orders is sued by Mr. Eckels, comptroller of the currency. - Both of these banks were organized-by E. Ashley Mears, who waa also the organizer of other nation al banks and of many state banks and other institutions. His plan, says the comptroller, appears to have Wen to make loans to the various fcifetitutioni subscribing to the block of the two national banks in some cases exceeded the amounts in which some cases ex ceeded the amount of the stock sub scribed to by them. . . At Chicago, Monday, J udge Htei n issued a temporary injunction re straining the exposition directory from closing the world's fair on Sundays, The decision was made in accordance with the prayer of a bill filed some weeks sgo by Charles W. Clingman, of Chicago, in behalf of himftelf, , as a stockholder in the exposition company, and as a citizen.. The proceedings were in the state court and were en tirely distinct from the more recent case in the federal courts to which the United States government is a party. Judge Stein held that congress had made no law compelling Sunday clos ing. .. .. . - ' CREVASSES WIDENING. Plasters la the UliilnlppI TalJej Ssffer Fearfsl Losses. A Greenville, Mia., special says: The crevasse at Wiley's place, near Lake Providence, on the Louisiana aide, widened to 1,000 feet Wednes day and is still spreading. Captain Hiderof the government fleet, has sent men and material, and it is now thought that the ends of the levee will be made secure before the width reaches 2,000 feet The water from the break is spreading over the entire surrounding country with fearful rap idity and the loss to planters will be alnoct beroad eorzsststics. r- 4 'L ''It' ... . , - i ' . . ' V.... "V v
Salisbury Globe (Salisbury, N.C.)
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